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the problem withb lem with hagel on the issue of israel? >> he has rehe peteedly placed all of the blame on israel in dispute after dispute and dispute and in fact publicly said u.s. policy is dependent on what he calls the israel lobby which is a pejorative term that i think does not reflect the realities of the strong u.s. national security interest in maintaining that alliance. >> that statement that he made was to aaron david miller a former u.s. diplomat. i was going to save this for the panel but maybe we could bring it up now. here is what he said regarding i israel and it was quoted in his new book the much too promisedland. he said people on capitol hill are afraid of the israel lobby and he says well, i'm a u.s. senator. here we go. the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here. i'm a united states stor senate not an israeli senator. david miller said what he was talking about there wasn't as dire as many people are making it out to o be. he is opposed to some israeli policies but certainly not andty israeli. this is the gu
the problem withb lem with hagel on the issue of israel? >> he has rehe peteedly placed all of the blame on israel in dispute after dispute and dispute and in fact publicly said u.s. policy is dependent on what he calls the israel lobby which is a pejorative term that i think does not reflect the realities of the strong u.s. national security interest in maintaining that alliance. >> that statement that he made was to aaron david miller a former u.s. diplomat. i was going to save...
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there's a pro-israel lobby. his hearing will matter. there will be a lot of bipartisan concern about a lot of the issues i've just discussed, and this will be a controversial choice, and we'll see where the votes go. >> let me move you on to president karzai, as you know, is coming to town. the u.s. is now looking at a year where there will be significant drawdowns of u.s. troops in afghanistan. yet the latest assessment that they have is only one of 23 afghan brigades in the army can operate without u.s. ground or air support. >> right. >> what does that tell you about the speed with which you think the u.s. should withdraw the 66,000 remaining troops in afghanistan? how quickly should that be done? >> i think it should be done based on the best military advice our commanders can give. >> apparently general allen wants them to stay until the end of next year, until fall, through the fighting season. >> i think that's a -- right. i think that's a good decision. come fall let's reassess and you can -- i want to withdraw our forces in a r
there's a pro-israel lobby. his hearing will matter. there will be a lot of bipartisan concern about a lot of the issues i've just discussed, and this will be a controversial choice, and we'll see where the votes go. >> let me move you on to president karzai, as you know, is coming to town. the u.s. is now looking at a year where there will be significant drawdowns of u.s. troops in afghanistan. yet the latest assessment that they have is only one of 23 afghan brigades in the army can...
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will israel bomb iran and will the euro zone finally break apart? >>> then the fiscal cliff. the view from across the pond. how did our political process look from a perch overseas and what will it all mean for the u.s. economy and the global economy? >>> also, will this be india's awakening? the nation confronts its own dark corners after a despicable deadly act. i'll look at some parallels with america's recent tragic school shooting. >>> first, here's my take. the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is a small victory for sanity, but what it says about the future is somewhat bleak. washington will probably lurch from crisis to crisis kicking problems forward and placing band aids small solutions on those it does address. there will likely be no large-scale initiative on entitlement reform, energy policy, probably even immigration reform and this is the real worry. because beyond the self-inflicted crisis of the cliff and the forthcoming debt ceiling, the united states faces a much deeper challenge. for more than a decade now, for many decades by some measures, america's growth
will israel bomb iran and will the euro zone finally break apart? >>> then the fiscal cliff. the view from across the pond. how did our political process look from a perch overseas and what will it all mean for the u.s. economy and the global economy? >>> also, will this be india's awakening? the nation confronts its own dark corners after a despicable deadly act. i'll look at some parallels with america's recent tragic school shooting. >>> first, here's my take. the...
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israel has objected to the u.n. decision arguing that it jeopardizes the peace process. >> the former commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan, retired army general is speaking out, taking the blame for a career-ending rolling stone article which included unflattering comments attributed to his staff of the obama administration in an interview with cbs he talked about the downfall. >> my whole life i expected i could get killed in war, in my wildest dreams i never once thought i could be accused of anything approaching disloyalty or disrespect. i told the president that i would support any decision he made if he wanted me to go back or if he wanted to suspect my resignation which i carried with me. >> the president accepted your resignation? >> correct. >> you do not want to miss hannity tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. because retired general mccrystal will join the program for the entire hour. >> afghanistan's president car design will visit washington next week as president obama considers options on ending the longest
israel has objected to the u.n. decision arguing that it jeopardizes the peace process. >> the former commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan, retired army general is speaking out, taking the blame for a career-ending rolling stone article which included unflattering comments attributed to his staff of the obama administration in an interview with cbs he talked about the downfall. >> my whole life i expected i could get killed in war, in my wildest dreams i never once thought i...